Weather at Sea
4th Edition
Published on 28. February 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-1-904475-16-3 (ISBN)
Description
The weather affects everyone at sea, whether you are pottering along the coast, motoring from port to port or sailing to another continent. This book explains clearly the basic principles that govern the weather. The concepts have been made easy to understand, letting you get the most from weather maps and forecasts, along with teaching you to predict the weather.
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Edition
4th Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Arundel
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Fernhurst Books Limited
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
85 colour diagrams, 33 colour photos
Dimensions
Height: 239 mm
Width: 181 mm
Thickness: 5 mm
Weight
214 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-904475-16-3 (9781904475163)
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Previous edition
David Houghton
Weather at Sea: Colour Edition
Book
07/1998
3rd Edition
Fernhurst Books
€33.58
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Person
A top meteorologist at the UK Met. Office for many years, David Houghton has been teaching sailors to understand the weather for four decades. He was weather coach to our Olympic, America's Cup and Admiral's Cup teams.
Content
1. Introducing weather. 2. Introducing weather maps. 3. The wind on the deck. 4. The message of the clouds. 5. The life of a depression. 6. Weather information - sources and definitions. 7. DIY - Your own observations. 8. Weather maps and bulletins - how to use them. 9. Weather hazards. 10. Winds near coasts. 11. Afternoon winds and see breezes. 12. Winds over the open ocean. 13. Waves, swell, wind and tide. 14. Tropical cyclones. 15. Mariner's weather lore. 16. Practical examples. Appendix 1: Coriolis force. Appendix 2: The thermal wind. Appendix 3: DIY - Your own weather map. Appendix 4: UK sea areas. Index.